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Measuring federal office space utilization is incredibly complicated — and it has been that way for quite some time.
Left unsatisfied with the telework data available from agencies, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed harder on a handful of federal leaders this week.
Between newly introduced bipartisan legislation and guidance from OPM, military spouses are getting several possible avenues to more flexible employment in government.
For federal employees and federal retirees, Congress is eyeing changes to catch-up contributions, death gratuities, Social Security benefits and more.
The Telework Reform Act would codify the working definitions of federal telework and remote work. The senators said the bill aims to promote management, accountability and transparency.
The Government Accountability Office is agreeing to give staff a range of hybrid and remote work options,.
DHS wants to increase meaningful in-person work, but “the range of workplace flexibilities has, and will continue to, look differently across the department,” DHS' CHCO writes.
The new guidance from OPM is meant to help agencies and employees understand when travel time counts as hours of work, versus commute hours, for both teleworkers and remote workers.
As many other agencies announce decreases to telework, the Government Publishing Office is taking a different approach to the future of work.
National Science Foundation employees are expected to work in the office four days per pay period, starting in October. The announcement from management came prior to the completion of union negotiations.
Outdated information in OPM's annual telework report propelled House Republicans to change gears. They are now looking for answers from individual agencies on telework's numbers and impact.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough, in an all-staff email sent Wednesday, said the department will require employees with telework agreements in the National Capital Region to work a minimum of five days in the office each pay period.
Union leaders have emphasized that collective bargaining agreements already in place outweigh OMB's latest telework memo, but AFGE's chapter representing HUD employees is calling for even more flexibility from agency leadership.
Guidance from the White House a couple of weeks ago seeks to get more federal employees back to their offices.